tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54284213447081354512024-02-19T16:02:00.120-08:00Rodgers 24/ Catalina 30~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-32940896839167863732012-11-07T18:22:00.000-08:002012-11-07T18:22:02.778-08:00Well I swore I was not going to put too much time or money into my new boat until I had a chance to really sail her. Oppsssss I took her to the yard for what I though would be a new cutlass, a bottom job, minor keel repair, and wax and buff the sides...yeah right!!! A friend of mine says, "if you want to save money on your boat, sell it." I just bought her I cannot sell her, so I saved no money. While it was an expense, I should not have to worry much about the boat from the hull sides all the way to the keel for a long while other than routine maintenance, (knocks on wood)!<br />
Here is what she got:<br />
Bottom Job<br />
New zincs<br />
Keel joint, tightened, repaired, refaired<br />
Rudder Repaired<br />
New cutlass bearing, shaft, prop (wish they had asked I would have gotten a performance prop)<br />
New anchor locker thru hull drain<br />
Heat exchange remounted w/ custom brackets<br />
Compound and wax hull sides, remove registration and previous boat name<br />
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Here are a few pics in the yard where the work was done. We are working on her as often as possible and will have her pretty, and in bristol fashion, one day!!!<br />
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<br />~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-85452056023115642472012-09-30T20:11:00.001-07:002012-10-02T16:56:10.907-07:00This is not an O.H. Rodgers 24'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For those of you that were following my Rodgers 24' blog I hope this does not disappoint. For those of you wanting to share my new adventures in sailing, boat repair, and all things related; welcome:) The following pics are of our maiden voyage on the boat, a 1987 Catalina 30' currently named Afternoon Tea. My apologies to the former owner but we are looking for a new name. We considered keeping the name for superstitious reasons even though we were not thrilled with it. Upon finding out the previous owner had not named her anyway we decided to work on a name more appropriate to the boat and our experiences we have with her; similar to how the native americans named their young. The boat was almost named "kill switch" due to my forgetting to push it back down and thinking the engine was dead in the water. This happened right as we were to go through a draw bridge, so we just sailed through and barely moved in the sweltering heat. We got the main sail up and were moving a little better. After not much headway, changing the fuel filter, and all sweating out 10lbs of water weight, I realized my error. Pushed it back down and vavooom, we were motor sailing again. Once we got under the bridge we shut down the diesel and sailed the rest of the way to home. We only fired the diesel back up to pop through the last bridge and into the slip. I hope all of you following the blog enjoy the progress as I attempt to "gold plate" her. First things I hope to address:Repair keel, and rudder, replace cutlass bearing, bottom job, and replace leaking hatches. I hope to have this all done within a few weeks. Updates and pics as I can.<br />
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~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-26980913097181420212011-03-08T19:14:00.000-08:002011-03-08T20:35:28.359-08:00Too busy sailing to post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0KUAmbgefzYC4LG5ubfDDevzA9VK6B2Gkdm0Zn6f07rzqk-8dQd3Ht72Rl2MwiIVViOgbAynbhFG5WEsql5iWwqEKqb1IGkEVTKdUmpsKj4ZKpUf3HFn9-RGDshLqzTLULTL9tIyzJ6Z/s1600/tn.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0KUAmbgefzYC4LG5ubfDDevzA9VK6B2Gkdm0Zn6f07rzqk-8dQd3Ht72Rl2MwiIVViOgbAynbhFG5WEsql5iWwqEKqb1IGkEVTKdUmpsKj4ZKpUf3HFn9-RGDshLqzTLULTL9tIyzJ6Z/s320/tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581933706904506530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpW836s7I7aXxjk0r2Cf2fcHVJccX5WDzaOksa8pVHjCOlzO3ftbfykInSODM1IpoC4PMf9ZgUuvjuIYYbgjBVmO6ClNoB2jcW6Ms1JNqOcx2rFz9W4cMjM6Ht7CZrayvJCZRNOeyFsss/s1600/IMAGE008.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpW836s7I7aXxjk0r2Cf2fcHVJccX5WDzaOksa8pVHjCOlzO3ftbfykInSODM1IpoC4PMf9ZgUuvjuIYYbgjBVmO6ClNoB2jcW6Ms1JNqOcx2rFz9W4cMjM6Ht7CZrayvJCZRNOeyFsss/s320/IMAGE008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581931537537460530" border="0" /></a><br />Well since I have had the boat in the water I have been sailing it a lot. Here are a few pics a crew member took on our way to and from a race.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-19399065841657668672010-06-26T19:39:00.000-07:002010-06-26T20:47:16.772-07:00Finally a new post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwEBXSJYQ2mf2gpUWjH8ElEW4s-jNnvejevVo8i-aQYzgqkxwnk5DklbUfNVs18WWWWEZjnHDdsDpD5TaLts5VnX0BJe6P6sZonxIDipGlDq9YoJM3k8N1J8AJDS6xksY-zX9BA7t6K_B/s1600/IMG_0272.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwEBXSJYQ2mf2gpUWjH8ElEW4s-jNnvejevVo8i-aQYzgqkxwnk5DklbUfNVs18WWWWEZjnHDdsDpD5TaLts5VnX0BJe6P6sZonxIDipGlDq9YoJM3k8N1J8AJDS6xksY-zX9BA7t6K_B/s320/IMG_0272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487294852892129458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj835NYUYjQ9UmSiujtNR2laJ4CLBhyphenhyphenLPWs8y5tkgYAbXQq2dXXeNOKl0eoOdCrYaVzAARJCliHYQ1PInyz3BB8M79hpRrbu9fDKANC8nGe4q4-L8U2ytbYWu_PFk7V52-RzA9ILTY3jB0l/s1600/IMG_0274.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74PWzIpoNV6sgwyBdCYgvQ5gu94F3RlOOdTdC-ts7zUEHalObd5OCgvekF8l4fdhAdJMGRcJHviuJEX7pNDemBHqfpYGZnmnnNts21kL8qspNzd7S2GhaP3k3TKGIkx-yHkRfEh4GDrdt/s320/IMG_0279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487290059207462514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawUQM1zruTFGznyD295EXxcXmIfFKaIAz9G-k6zIg1MdDOI5N37u3OmjY5bzqiUIDzZcDe5qjW2u9mLs_5DxieBpayFD32vyf6YDJKmI2isia1aJAcD2i-9wfZDGqVn3m5PvJwkBeIKGB/s1600/IMG_0301.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawUQM1zruTFGznyD295EXxcXmIfFKaIAz9G-k6zIg1MdDOI5N37u3OmjY5bzqiUIDzZcDe5qjW2u9mLs_5DxieBpayFD32vyf6YDJKmI2isia1aJAcD2i-9wfZDGqVn3m5PvJwkBeIKGB/s320/IMG_0301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487286069190897314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fgtVz2zROTyMi6xAWRTlvVd8T3Jx3ZhnsTj62cCP5jHw50Fv3Z4gH-ltz1WsaYE-sY915jmXqdOwAtA6I48oIkx58EdfYod2Kb4L2jF4kbA6Cbq7nuGI0wZgpVquGIde4azlQH2mxlQ3/s1600/IMG_0303.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fgtVz2zROTyMi6xAWRTlvVd8T3Jx3ZhnsTj62cCP5jHw50Fv3Z4gH-ltz1WsaYE-sY915jmXqdOwAtA6I48oIkx58EdfYod2Kb4L2jF4kbA6Cbq7nuGI0wZgpVquGIde4azlQH2mxlQ3/s320/IMG_0303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487281542696308066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJar33_VIYGGphwflSWPzXm0wMKUh5y0kN1bNnQ_yzcSHrnayUscbcp-_tlbbhl60GfbaZtvVTKWzFl16B-rwamvo92RuYsQxiL60FJXsatpbO57XZsalCsmHD9KwXvrc6kTNDy1EaeFEB/s1600/IMG_0320.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJar33_VIYGGphwflSWPzXm0wMKUh5y0kN1bNnQ_yzcSHrnayUscbcp-_tlbbhl60GfbaZtvVTKWzFl16B-rwamvo92RuYsQxiL60FJXsatpbO57XZsalCsmHD9KwXvrc6kTNDy1EaeFEB/s320/IMG_0320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487280360887095218" border="0" /></a><br />I know I have been slack. Sorry! i have been sailing the boat. The day we put it in was crazy! Luckily I had a lot of help. Stepping the mast was pretty smooth as I rigged the pole to the mast loop and ran a line through a block on the deck at the bow and back to a winch in the cockpit. Joe winched, I guided and rigged the foot of the mast and the stays and Matt and Will steadied and lifted the mast. Al in all it was pretty smooth. Here are some pix. I have been sailing it about 1-2 times a week. Night sailing is in season as it is not as hot or sunny. I will try to get some pix of us sailing up sometime.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-31280866195022831432010-04-25T18:56:00.000-07:002010-04-25T19:09:36.279-07:00I think she is done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKtoomR-Vu8aIo9bA_caXCSkQ_TkNYY0K-WVHtFaPL06eu1cXOOFzm-ErHuzawBEn5Bkw_Ys6VMT2DLdCMDuHcUNf0Uvvut6D0aOVTZ__8ET3Jau9gNi7EUoBqS_IJlfFBhUwNrXNG_Zb/s1600/100_1553.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKtoomR-Vu8aIo9bA_caXCSkQ_TkNYY0K-WVHtFaPL06eu1cXOOFzm-ErHuzawBEn5Bkw_Ys6VMT2DLdCMDuHcUNf0Uvvut6D0aOVTZ__8ET3Jau9gNi7EUoBqS_IJlfFBhUwNrXNG_Zb/s320/100_1553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464261559226352610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EtN3rWEeuisLTUFHhpFDLoASXJdsX1sGyGsWuQkhd4rKPxv9EsnQw_nYSMJMwXGU0p7y7qMZLkLk57ogtU-eQaQ3emoDMBLID5Xg_MgHIZuksouz-RSZp0dXu8Q1hpybvBTlxzJJYEjc/s1600/100_1552.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EtN3rWEeuisLTUFHhpFDLoASXJdsX1sGyGsWuQkhd4rKPxv9EsnQw_nYSMJMwXGU0p7y7qMZLkLk57ogtU-eQaQ3emoDMBLID5Xg_MgHIZuksouz-RSZp0dXu8Q1hpybvBTlxzJJYEjc/s320/100_1552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464261102269823682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIC1lcJNUQP759B8cK4PHyPQM8nYUKWr4_kTHElTjVv0s_SNPzSeo11C02EhGGhVvH5NONtD5rezLKdYsVQKeErvevYq-O6Vi-4MK0cNl1Z-gVAhahwHcQYlzLSSYsqMU1jokp6dMgqqU/s1600/100_1551.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIC1lcJNUQP759B8cK4PHyPQM8nYUKWr4_kTHElTjVv0s_SNPzSeo11C02EhGGhVvH5NONtD5rezLKdYsVQKeErvevYq-O6Vi-4MK0cNl1Z-gVAhahwHcQYlzLSSYsqMU1jokp6dMgqqU/s320/100_1551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260732121493778" border="0" /></a><br />Finished up the 4 spots where the stands were. Rolled two coats on those areas and a third coat on the rest of the boat. It had about 4 hours to dry and then it rained here. I think it is ok though. The deck is dirty from all the pollen. I am hoping to put her on the trailer this week and splash this weekend.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-48642134901508604862010-04-16T19:03:00.000-07:002010-04-16T19:10:42.092-07:00Bottoms Up!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuZO4TFFIevFtgJWe3ooXQb3upKzqAIPRqn3TzK30E7Ir1pHTqGAaNvu-sVQjctYGH146YEWnQzEK3JlFUXygX1H258uisGBWRRETAzdNPROBRpypRVr1yL3cFhu7LNTmCOeXMo_czIWu/s1600/100_1547.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuZO4TFFIevFtgJWe3ooXQb3upKzqAIPRqn3TzK30E7Ir1pHTqGAaNvu-sVQjctYGH146YEWnQzEK3JlFUXygX1H258uisGBWRRETAzdNPROBRpypRVr1yL3cFhu7LNTmCOeXMo_czIWu/s320/100_1547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460923074019104098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJyaV6XfxZp1otBe4MumiuJAc8n1afQvQ1BFsoYZQfhHpGgomj1u5_ToryzcujoyG891WDlkn-Z-fXHjrlgWFCoXE5UbHqJ1DnVRm4raRRTSn3EY_foxi1l56IhRZa2cNTA9yY8f4TzAe/s1600/100_1546.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJyaV6XfxZp1otBe4MumiuJAc8n1afQvQ1BFsoYZQfhHpGgomj1u5_ToryzcujoyG891WDlkn-Z-fXHjrlgWFCoXE5UbHqJ1DnVRm4raRRTSn3EY_foxi1l56IhRZa2cNTA9yY8f4TzAe/s320/100_1546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460922816540877122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4J3FR4upR1Acx1Go77k6_gNTE-uid7AbXjvSiiJg0R0bKqn3_XIJghZi4l4HNo__JwFO671cFXVTQQQ4LF-jWi-uYgZQXEMxr5CWZYRS9LCHoRMcqE0Vpk5R6zIa9iR2PtPHLwdYCquv/s1600/100_1548.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4J3FR4upR1Acx1Go77k6_gNTE-uid7AbXjvSiiJg0R0bKqn3_XIJghZi4l4HNo__JwFO671cFXVTQQQ4LF-jWi-uYgZQXEMxr5CWZYRS9LCHoRMcqE0Vpk5R6zIa9iR2PtPHLwdYCquv/s320/100_1548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460921535797332210" border="0" /></a><br />Finally got some bottom paint on!!! It has been a long road or waterway...but we are close now. Today was an 11 hour day and my back is shot but I got the first hot coat of Interlux Ultra Coat on. She now has a total of 8 barrier coats but I sanded one off. Two more bottom coats Sunday and then do where the stands are and we splash her.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-17432154460565684712010-04-10T19:14:00.000-07:002010-04-10T19:32:46.857-07:00The Poxification of Four Winds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVH9NSRsSkXOUoQXqjNyGYWY1sOBOK2ANJQtNTtFbA81M7wvsR8FG1Jjvt0S9QKz-sp6ECosQQvW0YLJXwJgkAdeuCkg-2_ld8sfbQpoVEo-OXBafDtqgXF4b6ZlK-DGyF-JC0AdO0x_A/s1600/100_1543.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVH9NSRsSkXOUoQXqjNyGYWY1sOBOK2ANJQtNTtFbA81M7wvsR8FG1Jjvt0S9QKz-sp6ECosQQvW0YLJXwJgkAdeuCkg-2_ld8sfbQpoVEo-OXBafDtqgXF4b6ZlK-DGyF-JC0AdO0x_A/s320/100_1543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458701965149225058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgHDDnBtotdut9Gs7wf50pLkp3Ka80qO01qR4ZKtqGxhAGdFnCyfw_5-dIjrT8IbReyxirG4Dq9QR7LBzkL-XCQM9waPreuckyVGEYHvIgBiDDuZ0muf-jqAJdD43gfSQTBZ4iS4Zd6CA/s1600/100_1544.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgHDDnBtotdut9Gs7wf50pLkp3Ka80qO01qR4ZKtqGxhAGdFnCyfw_5-dIjrT8IbReyxirG4Dq9QR7LBzkL-XCQM9waPreuckyVGEYHvIgBiDDuZ0muf-jqAJdD43gfSQTBZ4iS4Zd6CA/s320/100_1544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458701325080839234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkR_9DqHIsxPUvYpBh3OT7FpCptVwx_sbmIs8OhdC4NauHaMAnNoj_hdH7ugHPVdTrlXlq3JAfRtZeMiMr22mviw15WFIjZBAbH2YADJefVOuOMyK1oMPvsD1KPSJkI6BiTGBmh5cCFMR/s1600/100_1541.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkR_9DqHIsxPUvYpBh3OT7FpCptVwx_sbmIs8OhdC4NauHaMAnNoj_hdH7ugHPVdTrlXlq3JAfRtZeMiMr22mviw15WFIjZBAbH2YADJefVOuOMyK1oMPvsD1KPSJkI6BiTGBmh5cCFMR/s320/100_1541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458700967073852242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi4ET_sTmvcghtFslAhuC_hTIkiUWUcjDk6K9eqf8TKcr2hXGyxZpP37EkwBKHxndT0aofx9f6QF4Ev818wYlsCOzZdngPFcD9_pIx8AanVlWOC0hQOlgMOP5oQTy48hAJANt3A7hUHjT/s1600/100_1540.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi4ET_sTmvcghtFslAhuC_hTIkiUWUcjDk6K9eqf8TKcr2hXGyxZpP37EkwBKHxndT0aofx9f6QF4Ev818wYlsCOzZdngPFcD9_pIx8AanVlWOC0hQOlgMOP5oQTy48hAJANt3A7hUHjT/s320/100_1540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458699883724528658" border="0" /></a><br />The barrier coat is now going on correctly. After using a foam roller and realizing I had screwed up I am back on course. After the first two coast with the foam it was runny and gloppy and not bridging some small pin holes and crevices. I went back and filled the holes with spot glazing putty then sanded the entire bottom again with a random orbital and 80grit paper. Hosed it off, blew it off, taped it off then went around two times each with acetone (me and Joe), then applied barrier using the mohair roller. WOW, having the right tool! The coatings are now flowing properly and also evening out the rough spots. Three more coats of barrier and then we begin bottom paint. I am hoping to finish the barrier next week and hopefully get the bottom paint on! I know these pics do not show much but the shiny look is the barrier coat!~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-36052976952646594222010-02-07T19:33:00.000-08:002010-02-07T19:48:34.509-08:00Closer every day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr7sLyxClbpHuPhdCq50lcA6t3oXSG7A_hn7z4cwdGrTt1olQsHef_y8BMX1s8pPd4CnlzB8RqOA93UyisvGFptx9IeEgyNwRG6QSokA6qcFqemx_j5ZVncaB5Bi2VO2pRxRsj2rYO7S-/s1600-h/100_1510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr7sLyxClbpHuPhdCq50lcA6t3oXSG7A_hn7z4cwdGrTt1olQsHef_y8BMX1s8pPd4CnlzB8RqOA93UyisvGFptx9IeEgyNwRG6QSokA6qcFqemx_j5ZVncaB5Bi2VO2pRxRsj2rYO7S-/s320/100_1510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435714117070918706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrc7bRbYOcYUZSPJwvX74qPtgB3zAADU1MMn9ZTOEwcacnqclERf8tDw7an56VaHE-h5m4jTvY7Q4oBBTD4v9iMWTTYksuynTyIAw4vjdjqgQXuOMFYNCgCR7dA8CD68IWEY7B7LfBq_o/s1600-h/100_1511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrc7bRbYOcYUZSPJwvX74qPtgB3zAADU1MMn9ZTOEwcacnqclERf8tDw7an56VaHE-h5m4jTvY7Q4oBBTD4v9iMWTTYksuynTyIAw4vjdjqgQXuOMFYNCgCR7dA8CD68IWEY7B7LfBq_o/s320/100_1511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435712076830923106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckthz6kDeMMVg0HiaKGa3wALQoFwbL75M8H-6yMcGdED-zIljRrHNt3bjl-y72N4ZwfeMw_ANfvVzYkZtOMkbtO1hhA1lmAx4FseenOJ4I0hFvLBOa9yT4BJGmnmNxukdCBv1p7CD1hSR/s1600-h/100_1447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckthz6kDeMMVg0HiaKGa3wALQoFwbL75M8H-6yMcGdED-zIljRrHNt3bjl-y72N4ZwfeMw_ANfvVzYkZtOMkbtO1hhA1lmAx4FseenOJ4I0hFvLBOa9yT4BJGmnmNxukdCBv1p7CD1hSR/s320/100_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435713522352029138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u2RRvgpz5KWme7qlqDW3AHUZ4p9fNS5_MlsKi73PoLYdhyphenhyphenPEg4PZuinir8wayR6ewXceRnegODCzAOlVl6hEUUSnBeAUw8tR9e49jvVzeUuVuCmUF5wPsd0TXWt27vpjSJ1V7Dizzj0_/s1600-h/100_0878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u2RRvgpz5KWme7qlqDW3AHUZ4p9fNS5_MlsKi73PoLYdhyphenhyphenPEg4PZuinir8wayR6ewXceRnegODCzAOlVl6hEUUSnBeAUw8tR9e49jvVzeUuVuCmUF5wPsd0TXWt27vpjSJ1V7Dizzj0_/s320/100_0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435712934139304146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok we are really close now!! I know I keep saying that but look at the pix. Inside just need wires pinned up and hooked up. I was not going to do anything to the inside but I had the paint left over so I slapped a quick coat on to clean her up a bit. As you can see not the life lines are on, bow sprit is on, windows are on. Really just need to get the bottom job done a sail her. There is a great before/after/progression on the interior.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-7892694923881035642009-12-13T19:41:00.000-08:002009-12-13T20:03:02.928-08:00Deck is almost done....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_YfK6N5hiXR5hE2z0djqN5cw9w7Fx6Aj3ujw10UyH784_5y_wzD20pxDIPbs4vwmO86lMm2esimwp_01PqZ0Y2nMqOOVDKy_Le3Uw3GvwoGs8pt10JZDP5_NeuRbkVQz4maX89LDHRSB/s1600-h/100_1441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_YfK6N5hiXR5hE2z0djqN5cw9w7Fx6Aj3ujw10UyH784_5y_wzD20pxDIPbs4vwmO86lMm2esimwp_01PqZ0Y2nMqOOVDKy_Le3Uw3GvwoGs8pt10JZDP5_NeuRbkVQz4maX89LDHRSB/s320/100_1441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414937323604996226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tlkfMCLkDzYtJarIfggMu48kCfBmD0Rg1VQrtcZSBfcB7R21Tq4jjdBCQ-IKEF4OIPotUQCROn_ODLKzrLW1DuIM3McV4VBOXE8DZnshiVIm4vQ6v90xY6ru_3fdOfp6HT9dd7VdXaC8/s1600-h/100_1442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tlkfMCLkDzYtJarIfggMu48kCfBmD0Rg1VQrtcZSBfcB7R21Tq4jjdBCQ-IKEF4OIPotUQCROn_ODLKzrLW1DuIM3McV4VBOXE8DZnshiVIm4vQ6v90xY6ru_3fdOfp6HT9dd7VdXaC8/s320/100_1442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414936168594074946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEnQlE6OjlNdi78Hc8z30xiL0Xoa-B3b9cTeiNECC1bbp-4vLABaS5e0Q1h4J488q1lrAA-grxSoVeWvrsawrKMI6AHNZMUuQftJVwCwBp5eodOdPVQG29rHGbEfkOleGdCiCs2CLbtXE/s1600-h/100_1443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEnQlE6OjlNdi78Hc8z30xiL0Xoa-B3b9cTeiNECC1bbp-4vLABaS5e0Q1h4J488q1lrAA-grxSoVeWvrsawrKMI6AHNZMUuQftJVwCwBp5eodOdPVQG29rHGbEfkOleGdCiCs2CLbtXE/s320/100_1443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414935752224081138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxqZdkwSghVjFFRzCYmcwoA1tcpKZGnge9U4IRVO47pyl05pBMFKbYvay5DpptCe_JS4wxFuJqtkwSReB3MrdAzltVt1Ud5uho6CcKhddQJwohd1WQlslJkLk4L7eghvoAJT074Db9zkO/s1600-h/100_1445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxqZdkwSghVjFFRzCYmcwoA1tcpKZGnge9U4IRVO47pyl05pBMFKbYvay5DpptCe_JS4wxFuJqtkwSReB3MrdAzltVt1Ud5uho6CcKhddQJwohd1WQlslJkLk4L7eghvoAJT074Db9zkO/s320/100_1445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414935305773997714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQDpinyYQgVwu9Y4q9NWAwGbzTfGxCdVbPEp7V59dE4i9h_BKYftyt4_OYaS0QPprxyogFpaNezPemY0zb-lnkfWhV7VzVNbM_pkuU9COEBZDDr_-1SN7ZZRfpyd1zbfSQx2E-Lo7YjoG/s1600-h/100_1446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQDpinyYQgVwu9Y4q9NWAwGbzTfGxCdVbPEp7V59dE4i9h_BKYftyt4_OYaS0QPprxyogFpaNezPemY0zb-lnkfWhV7VzVNbM_pkuU9COEBZDDr_-1SN7ZZRfpyd1zbfSQx2E-Lo7YjoG/s320/100_1446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414934760432278578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbzd8YSOa9x1I25vag9VpvXWByUYQGHgEyyCG4buSkrsatJ-JXWObxc2_ZV_sShkZgwka6TJZjpEXVjuU0L5dv3J9GQkDLm23jLkyXj16_oZK8N5eyzb3Sa0CUlnuhjatcnDY2eNwGJGK/s1600-h/100_1447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbzd8YSOa9x1I25vag9VpvXWByUYQGHgEyyCG4buSkrsatJ-JXWObxc2_ZV_sShkZgwka6TJZjpEXVjuU0L5dv3J9GQkDLm23jLkyXj16_oZK8N5eyzb3Sa0CUlnuhjatcnDY2eNwGJGK/s320/100_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414933996188716978" border="0" /></a><br />Well it is starting to look like a sail boat more and more. Thanks to Joe helping many hours we have most of the hardware back on the deck. The rub rail is on as well. Port side took 5.5 hours but we did the starboard side in about 3.5. We got the winches on as well. I really like to the look without the life lines and I am considering leaving them off. The only things left to do on the deck are the life lines, bow pulpit, bow light, front plate for where the fore stay attaches, and the pieces that route the dock lines. There are some good before/after pics if you look at some of the earlier pics of the progression. Hoping to be in the water by mid January 2010 as I think I will not make my previous deadline of December 25th.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-50838702008464893502009-10-11T18:43:00.000-07:002009-10-11T19:00:43.334-07:00Painted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uS27ipdFbbOauocsohc1QzjyIc2DeSQAzjwuLNyAplED93U35djegMisR9JfpsQ8IaojADwg42gjA29UmTwpXOgmHNlmglZLjiftR5JeEsfqszgDA2Raiz0M6rXJqRZgiVntJoa9OyoD/s1600-h/100_1398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uS27ipdFbbOauocsohc1QzjyIc2DeSQAzjwuLNyAplED93U35djegMisR9JfpsQ8IaojADwg42gjA29UmTwpXOgmHNlmglZLjiftR5JeEsfqszgDA2Raiz0M6rXJqRZgiVntJoa9OyoD/s320/100_1398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391524749315292770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEM-iNzgjGw-zsofJjm16E-BTFC48WFhkf85T0haiBtKUmIcdacLfhk0XVaCxW2VlYCYph47OGmIUrILufD0XBqKlbzlDKFEnl17MlUOzIuGSPMt8JvlQPRuTlRheIsV242p9vPtpb4iM/s1600-h/100_1401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEM-iNzgjGw-zsofJjm16E-BTFC48WFhkf85T0haiBtKUmIcdacLfhk0XVaCxW2VlYCYph47OGmIUrILufD0XBqKlbzlDKFEnl17MlUOzIuGSPMt8JvlQPRuTlRheIsV242p9vPtpb4iM/s320/100_1401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391526816475048498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE8qTTHTqQXiuzhimDVWehtxOVlUGtp0RKNPfkyewBloYaI1Jo0if8k9KHGHXhrk_friTwljTpkU88SlOWvrcY4P5j6rP26tWPyVsmnI49diEAUd_gyyzkfPtAX7BEQeLmL2JdnRJucnW/s1600-h/100_1400.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE8qTTHTqQXiuzhimDVWehtxOVlUGtp0RKNPfkyewBloYaI1Jo0if8k9KHGHXhrk_friTwljTpkU88SlOWvrcY4P5j6rP26tWPyVsmnI49diEAUd_gyyzkfPtAX7BEQeLmL2JdnRJucnW/s320/100_1400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391526050215906034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN5eQjtOGJbR8RVcmTJTllNFbRR6hEHcdQI7K5Cb5MuaEoo63lVJtuq46pGXvnwEZgmraV27VFfPE34g_0tWH_Hv3KefJLA9LDwSJfpNgyAXBUYuZsHxJycw4EVSVeL4eIytcg6z-FOZq/s1600-h/100_1399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN5eQjtOGJbR8RVcmTJTllNFbRR6hEHcdQI7K5Cb5MuaEoo63lVJtuq46pGXvnwEZgmraV27VFfPE34g_0tWH_Hv3KefJLA9LDwSJfpNgyAXBUYuZsHxJycw4EVSVeL4eIytcg6z-FOZq/s320/100_1399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391525526988823970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to Jon the majority of teh paint is done. He sprayed the second coat today and it looks awesome. I really wish the boat was not under my trees and that it would stay lookin so clean. Either way here are some pix of it painted. Hopefully I will get the deck and seats textured this week.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-88808105368564843092009-10-04T18:07:00.000-07:002009-10-04T18:20:15.955-07:00More pix from last week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCICO2r52lA-ae_VLwAlBdJZYiksffS0RxiZagbj-W8xgJbSDM06NCOKLbJRZZkQbBkx6GeqEWts7Qcoc7OKfvPsXZLHVA86nMfaEbGqlrTlfIWdTmDmQpzpauiCymdt9nevnDeydN3b23/s1600-h/100_1376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCICO2r52lA-ae_VLwAlBdJZYiksffS0RxiZagbj-W8xgJbSDM06NCOKLbJRZZkQbBkx6GeqEWts7Qcoc7OKfvPsXZLHVA86nMfaEbGqlrTlfIWdTmDmQpzpauiCymdt9nevnDeydN3b23/s320/100_1376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388919061830719858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQRoMP7MIjxEN8-mGa49EubYj_lz5PglNd5ARdWekMNFgTTUg-TvpJPOI9VBnlkN2ibRnEL923pyiWGcrO-W5rzXk0jJ8R62625dNLPhpHJukkFC2mdcCJkFONpdD64wGfVWxUGAtwtuB/s1600-h/trans+action.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQRoMP7MIjxEN8-mGa49EubYj_lz5PglNd5ARdWekMNFgTTUg-TvpJPOI9VBnlkN2ibRnEL923pyiWGcrO-W5rzXk0jJ8R62625dNLPhpHJukkFC2mdcCJkFONpdD64wGfVWxUGAtwtuB/s320/trans+action.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388917191903790946" border="0" /></a><br />Just a few action shots from last week. The first coat of paint went on today but I do not have pix up yet.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-52239466900544355742009-09-27T16:14:00.000-07:002009-09-27T16:45:43.926-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoYJMJq4ECHEXslROLNDNw-HvJvuifzK4uPncrOgA1icp0aB0qp6JZMJnst0DZQ-7ZC8NI9Paz0bpXDkrQ5xyU8v9zArJ1ijuIjIW_Hmy6_XIlzV8HWYDnRo_aWudpsxEoYWFghbdOA3C/s1600-h/side+b4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoYJMJq4ECHEXslROLNDNw-HvJvuifzK4uPncrOgA1icp0aB0qp6JZMJnst0DZQ-7ZC8NI9Paz0bpXDkrQ5xyU8v9zArJ1ijuIjIW_Hmy6_XIlzV8HWYDnRo_aWudpsxEoYWFghbdOA3C/s320/side+b4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296066683010482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHiFnYkacniBztvqtow6VDlOf8wvG6gRujiPCQMUakJB5ECXAnkCE-FDxUQJPPC6jqhDF2MaWyTP7Pg4eStRXHxvW_P-BUxGze9frIH1zlheAemQN48nhe1I7rV3rdqIYUtyvV9fDLfQE/s1600-h/side+after.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHiFnYkacniBztvqtow6VDlOf8wvG6gRujiPCQMUakJB5ECXAnkCE-FDxUQJPPC6jqhDF2MaWyTP7Pg4eStRXHxvW_P-BUxGze9frIH1zlheAemQN48nhe1I7rV3rdqIYUtyvV9fDLfQE/s320/side+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296687204018962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eS-LZ22XHhtGfXtHjjZWF_iwlTuiwckDH8uzYmURJ2EchTk08s8ilQg4GXis_viTs4icYX5tUltQxqGX0Jl7c1nUtC-u4z24QWu79J1SvlJxZpw2A_oKddBQPlpU-WohipQvvmg2znES/s1600-h/side+aft+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eS-LZ22XHhtGfXtHjjZWF_iwlTuiwckDH8uzYmURJ2EchTk08s8ilQg4GXis_viTs4icYX5tUltQxqGX0Jl7c1nUtC-u4z24QWu79J1SvlJxZpw2A_oKddBQPlpU-WohipQvvmg2znES/s320/side+aft+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386297371640236226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnNEKpHEI3-OjYnkN6x_PJCYYDAnyHMn1qn6MQ-5UPPUpDWBin1E6ehC9eNCDU3eJ-ObsVfoFbTRIdK33KvDE4Q9aC5fh6bO5YMfTyNVeD7F8DKarxzAnE4IhgwkKFowyVmCKSQwD4fX/s1600-h/trans+b4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnNEKpHEI3-OjYnkN6x_PJCYYDAnyHMn1qn6MQ-5UPPUpDWBin1E6ehC9eNCDU3eJ-ObsVfoFbTRIdK33KvDE4Q9aC5fh6bO5YMfTyNVeD7F8DKarxzAnE4IhgwkKFowyVmCKSQwD4fX/s320/trans+b4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386294744361316674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0vhQMHURsSmfzeNvizTs6bz4bl2wftWLEIShB3QyfJloPqmHtjsY9QaOVngRR7_4K3P3nUdc4MeuJa8mTAcQ98-9081xSoR_R4aXndvFc8OMM85QdBwSz7a1Gc26qemBlTJCzND6UpPd/s1600-h/b4+deck.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0vhQMHURsSmfzeNvizTs6bz4bl2wftWLEIShB3QyfJloPqmHtjsY9QaOVngRR7_4K3P3nUdc4MeuJa8mTAcQ98-9081xSoR_R4aXndvFc8OMM85QdBwSz7a1Gc26qemBlTJCzND6UpPd/s320/b4+deck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386294474183999026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSyRcptgFzS9J5VVg8f3QOaero20w5cQJGmFvbWeY5aET9GTswJyG4RgRsdxhdAIbZcqQhatcs1Nua8DRp5A9i4_esgiVdFZLMcoKpxvDqjsjWD0g9-_1N03MHyyW3T1RpKPJKW6vBsg4/s1600-h/aft+deck.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSyRcptgFzS9J5VVg8f3QOaero20w5cQJGmFvbWeY5aET9GTswJyG4RgRsdxhdAIbZcqQhatcs1Nua8DRp5A9i4_esgiVdFZLMcoKpxvDqjsjWD0g9-_1N03MHyyW3T1RpKPJKW6vBsg4/s320/aft+deck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386295307946718146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pix of the primer experience. Joe the gnome was there as usual, as was my friend jon .......The boat transformed today as my patchwork repairs and years of weather were covered over and made to look uniform. I took a lot of pix but only will post a few. It looks like a whole new boat and the pix do not do it justice. jon sprayed the boat; saving me a lot of work and making it look better than a brush would have done. If the rest of the painting process goes this smooth it will come out looking beautiful. after we were done it tried to rain. Only a few drops fell on the boat which did not seem to affect it at this point of the drying. Thanx for the help guys~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-63445867317749417972009-09-18T18:25:00.000-07:002009-09-18T18:35:09.298-07:00almost paint time.........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlJYDVeYMSiaV_WQG_CKjjXDeUGxNiaz5aPy81pIUh9RwVpt8oQlC5H3-rmw-tJtHO_eYCem11fTxIWueisB1EwKJzg08cA_o3cFncQbobKV-pVVeN5Z0qPFOfWZd8v52m6H-CNRKi5oz/s1600-h/100_1365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlJYDVeYMSiaV_WQG_CKjjXDeUGxNiaz5aPy81pIUh9RwVpt8oQlC5H3-rmw-tJtHO_eYCem11fTxIWueisB1EwKJzg08cA_o3cFncQbobKV-pVVeN5Z0qPFOfWZd8v52m6H-CNRKi5oz/s320/100_1365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382984810055384594" border="0" /></a>Finally close to paint time. Hoping to prime it next week then paint it the following week. This also shows her completely up on the stands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJn95LcGgkEfoW453Uw-LkU5U3vTqqrr9FS8bCrmuOhS-84cm6uyx4EUth-E7AyFNoHnioDc_eDojaJxDbfXoqdybGbSz9iVixeOYzpprRhHqYTCQZycOoWZPn56Ra3UDNY9ciUewB0b1K/s1600-h/100_1363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJn95LcGgkEfoW453Uw-LkU5U3vTqqrr9FS8bCrmuOhS-84cm6uyx4EUth-E7AyFNoHnioDc_eDojaJxDbfXoqdybGbSz9iVixeOYzpprRhHqYTCQZycOoWZPn56Ra3UDNY9ciUewB0b1K/s320/100_1363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382984335739559922" border="0" /></a>~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-88273022923843541772009-09-17T19:07:00.000-07:002009-09-17T19:15:19.247-07:00Just a few more pix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWWZGSgvegAyyRz-nKSVEKF6TkYsr3SP-g9KLzoaMlBkRRO5bXyFWubQRfFXu6ww5-E_n_8NqGp2jlKtLUwFyJ_LTYvCIjYMm6CN8wPqcXjRwc-gbUA8nJqydO6hjAdxxx3yYhDsyy3Hm/s1600-h/100_1281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWWZGSgvegAyyRz-nKSVEKF6TkYsr3SP-g9KLzoaMlBkRRO5bXyFWubQRfFXu6ww5-E_n_8NqGp2jlKtLUwFyJ_LTYvCIjYMm6CN8wPqcXjRwc-gbUA8nJqydO6hjAdxxx3yYhDsyy3Hm/s320/100_1281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382625228320241298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTPylIMOkJF1LtAqmL-FkgTppJ0uwSzFBWUZD-DT3HIRJjERUns0CEhZoW6PwMhZeqWg78R9R8uIC2ZECgWTDo7G65Uj9NwVt5EXj7r0Jxd1vpKCOjQFOhBwFrPcZrkmmE3yybcO0E7sT/s1600-h/100_1278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTPylIMOkJF1LtAqmL-FkgTppJ0uwSzFBWUZD-DT3HIRJjERUns0CEhZoW6PwMhZeqWg78R9R8uIC2ZECgWTDo7G65Uj9NwVt5EXj7r0Jxd1vpKCOjQFOhBwFrPcZrkmmE3yybcO0E7sT/s320/100_1278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382624752962767218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG5bacLGwB53KXbzEg35bVrftDrNkJclepfgC6tpzmaIXwsEPr-rIGYpwlYUdTcKewUrLygBR0u8YDu9w5tbykYw35bErfL8_yX35HR8mbbebefv5VoRUaWLqAuZVDZ_KVCs5IExuVqIL/s1600-h/100_1276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG5bacLGwB53KXbzEg35bVrftDrNkJclepfgC6tpzmaIXwsEPr-rIGYpwlYUdTcKewUrLygBR0u8YDu9w5tbykYw35bErfL8_yX35HR8mbbebefv5VoRUaWLqAuZVDZ_KVCs5IExuVqIL/s320/100_1276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382624326885184898" border="0" /></a><br />These are just a few pix of us getting the boat onto the stands. I need to take a pic of it on the stands. I am hoping to pain it soon and will post pics as that goes along.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-46201456386264159962009-06-08T19:32:00.000-07:002009-06-08T19:37:27.333-07:00Sanding off the Bottom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJM1BLtiEEp0p7IuR_jEybzUR-TYTknFWDJABygseNLzKryD-zR0KzWnVJkEDFUstxtpjFpNdFG7ynsvjVqCKFGEwxvJd1V_tlKNSzqI8KRGfj8_wno1SZDgZg9xOmOtj_WRZWImxmmD4/s1600-h/100_1075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJM1BLtiEEp0p7IuR_jEybzUR-TYTknFWDJABygseNLzKryD-zR0KzWnVJkEDFUstxtpjFpNdFG7ynsvjVqCKFGEwxvJd1V_tlKNSzqI8KRGfj8_wno1SZDgZg9xOmOtj_WRZWImxmmD4/s320/100_1075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151327508924018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7Rn0ka4SagTEh7vRjv2alelU9soYvhd7b7D6p9ATMYpsW0y9XI6bE-UO2UzOQ4-J6nfyucn7Y7JPFOKgOMqyYR7Pn1otsu0XDwNfddfYfn-bnX7IX7nnqlbFpgRs7SqwvMk-Cjix-85y/s1600-h/100_1076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7Rn0ka4SagTEh7vRjv2alelU9soYvhd7b7D6p9ATMYpsW0y9XI6bE-UO2UzOQ4-J6nfyucn7Y7JPFOKgOMqyYR7Pn1otsu0XDwNfddfYfn-bnX7IX7nnqlbFpgRs7SqwvMk-Cjix-85y/s320/100_1076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345151328861728898" border="0" /></a><br />Few pix of the bottom being sanded off by the rare Gnome-Smurf....you do not see these often!!!~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-7728689013725597342009-06-08T19:22:00.000-07:002009-06-08T19:25:29.833-07:00Rodgers Logos <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY5HkIYy0F906tLkdQXoULUeJV4WSIzxqiX_BN8N9PVTZPNr8wf4szOHP2toue_6Q5PZNpeTtapq-7QSntR4eOiw90sSHJ_y-wh831sKxxkUwHdYmDeKJD5Db6ba9bdyArYgA6stH6fEN/s1600-h/100_1049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY5HkIYy0F906tLkdQXoULUeJV4WSIzxqiX_BN8N9PVTZPNr8wf4szOHP2toue_6Q5PZNpeTtapq-7QSntR4eOiw90sSHJ_y-wh831sKxxkUwHdYmDeKJD5Db6ba9bdyArYgA6stH6fEN/s320/100_1049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148067351910674" border="0" /></a><br />Just thought I might need to reproduce this so I took a pic. This is by far one of the coolest sailing logos as the "R" for Rodgers (The maker), is also a sailboat. Cool huh!!~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-76787712393249056992009-06-08T18:50:00.000-07:002009-06-08T19:13:21.649-07:00Hull to Deck Seal Prep Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj-tnG-5HO0v9gkan8m5-i8yqnp4MyrWATHPUwNrNdmQFI6r-fAA58jmMVIZEcuJ3t-IBuY2MPNlMEamfjmqzKqJa65BhopmDruLWrpQIRsPIZS5UU36R_us9X7cb9CA05fe75xbGPN7M/s1600-h/100_1046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj-tnG-5HO0v9gkan8m5-i8yqnp4MyrWATHPUwNrNdmQFI6r-fAA58jmMVIZEcuJ3t-IBuY2MPNlMEamfjmqzKqJa65BhopmDruLWrpQIRsPIZS5UU36R_us9X7cb9CA05fe75xbGPN7M/s320/100_1046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345144841570347314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZSp1czDanYmdg7c9hkwJqCVidDDcqnFnNjf2bmCvQFQdYz392fMeVrya9KzHmomulQhScHtqx4GZKl0c0_W87jE-tQBeAKWFGNGseCpmOopu9GN8_5Wgr7dmGOSLlJgElFJRUhTqol3b/s1600-h/100_1047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZSp1czDanYmdg7c9hkwJqCVidDDcqnFnNjf2bmCvQFQdYz392fMeVrya9KzHmomulQhScHtqx4GZKl0c0_W87jE-tQBeAKWFGNGseCpmOopu9GN8_5Wgr7dmGOSLlJgElFJRUhTqol3b/s320/100_1047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345144837314814130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEIT9hOH0jmOHKJoIkGdqLbt1OqrsYmMdX4qVBNB5jhyphenhyphenMAFXZG0Qmodn2pfQXorHWjbKLjM8b3odTvca-iSYqkKqfgxEDIFtU-1s2oPjlRjwiV9V0GcrlO9Z8qA_G0W1L-2QUcbsp8DOv/s1600-h/100_1048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEIT9hOH0jmOHKJoIkGdqLbt1OqrsYmMdX4qVBNB5jhyphenhyphenMAFXZG0Qmodn2pfQXorHWjbKLjM8b3odTvca-iSYqkKqfgxEDIFtU-1s2oPjlRjwiV9V0GcrlO9Z8qA_G0W1L-2QUcbsp8DOv/s320/100_1048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345144832297127970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBIRwuogrdTPgJsfIj70uVZZUEXqu6UIpxzWLTFK_fh7rx5tvlJ0ORWkZSf_1Faw1D2llSwC-UQL-_5hLkk7p7eiy2Gy8IpHWxW6pSjBxRIvlU-uCqqXgBpegsjYYdFg7fpmqdCfa1rB/s1600-h/100_1057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBIRwuogrdTPgJsfIj70uVZZUEXqu6UIpxzWLTFK_fh7rx5tvlJ0ORWkZSf_1Faw1D2llSwC-UQL-_5hLkk7p7eiy2Gy8IpHWxW6pSjBxRIvlU-uCqqXgBpegsjYYdFg7fpmqdCfa1rB/s320/100_1057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345144827843227138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2uDe-JR2uXmakCcQ8Ccsnehtt_zm-k5Ppd1ghuhd2OHl05AzDRfulZvTZOZh-n_eg82XNL1otbZRyYWvIAmcTbXxr2HMb0DIpwAJYtScIiIrxDWL4di0tbd3ClKfB42QjdEkoKffnytG/s1600-h/100_1058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2uDe-JR2uXmakCcQ8Ccsnehtt_zm-k5Ppd1ghuhd2OHl05AzDRfulZvTZOZh-n_eg82XNL1otbZRyYWvIAmcTbXxr2HMb0DIpwAJYtScIiIrxDWL4di0tbd3ClKfB42QjdEkoKffnytG/s320/100_1058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345144821176256242" border="0" /></a><br />So the deck is mostly ready and I decided it was time to start the hull to deck seal. This is where they meet as they are manufactured as two separate pieces and popped out of a mold. I hado to scrape teh seal to break the initial seal, punch through with a thin narrow metal putty knife, try to use a 6 in one tool that I ground down to fit between the hull and the deck till I parted it. Then I would shim it slowle as to not crack the fiberglass and then I would thouroughly scrape the old sealant off the pieces. Then I used a drill with a small flap, sanding wheel (80 grit) and vacumed all of teh old seal.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-26697656359876688162009-02-20T21:03:00.000-08:002009-02-20T21:27:56.737-08:00Naked Deck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ylWFf8pKUnzSEZltytYJ_vnX3V56IgtTj0NCyE03nf7E6RFbohrym0pkPd1BLC8oBHrwhVmcRuraDRthFhPoyLwYC_Fn1OU4aVCBIEzYO_Hufn603bPvgIZOjhLP9vgpBxGqlv6_H_Vf/s1600-h/100_1040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ylWFf8pKUnzSEZltytYJ_vnX3V56IgtTj0NCyE03nf7E6RFbohrym0pkPd1BLC8oBHrwhVmcRuraDRthFhPoyLwYC_Fn1OU4aVCBIEzYO_Hufn603bPvgIZOjhLP9vgpBxGqlv6_H_Vf/s320/100_1040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305116938193413058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3IvsAGsnRXo1wIbSJODETRjJoTTolykdy8Xvivy8q0uqa45843NDgVv92CyrZPUIQoTfoQS0vNodQ3Ki6K6JvUKZGzH2AWyWITuyhGqdXigdtLCPYcYunJtFD_c1Uq2aheAKwc2YxJsE/s1600-h/100_1039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3IvsAGsnRXo1wIbSJODETRjJoTTolykdy8Xvivy8q0uqa45843NDgVv92CyrZPUIQoTfoQS0vNodQ3Ki6K6JvUKZGzH2AWyWITuyhGqdXigdtLCPYcYunJtFD_c1Uq2aheAKwc2YxJsE/s320/100_1039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305116634199493698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7u1ZZmwLPCK4F50TG7N7gxaDomN0Wtj1Rp22zTK0itQIiGpZpPlfLu5QeZ4-r9fa3fphubB_VgGJyfgmXmGMmFDOVAlGcrEbhsicnVJGjOtDZ6CRA8QXvW1sjVldIUijK2ZsGGnlWRwn/s1600-h/100_1038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7u1ZZmwLPCK4F50TG7N7gxaDomN0Wtj1Rp22zTK0itQIiGpZpPlfLu5QeZ4-r9fa3fphubB_VgGJyfgmXmGMmFDOVAlGcrEbhsicnVJGjOtDZ6CRA8QXvW1sjVldIUijK2ZsGGnlWRwn/s320/100_1038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305116344265376754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagkpINLB9hfXEkACfcVHG1Gfi6WBpsqD6vsX_z25GPXWKv4e8uMFIUPsLOMgPlBh9Tyd0uhCE_CyHyseblmtdK7KH508c6SvkzcPECEXoZWEPlid1X5FqzaN39XHjseMF3EXx3hdNHvi7/s1600-h/100_1037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagkpINLB9hfXEkACfcVHG1Gfi6WBpsqD6vsX_z25GPXWKv4e8uMFIUPsLOMgPlBh9Tyd0uhCE_CyHyseblmtdK7KH508c6SvkzcPECEXoZWEPlid1X5FqzaN39XHjseMF3EXx3hdNHvi7/s320/100_1037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305115705566576994" border="0" /></a><br />Ok I know I have been slackin on the updates. I have the deck stripped as the pix show. Most of the major repairs on the deck are done and many of the smaller ones are done or have first coat of epoxy. I am using the brand MAS epoxy. I have the cockpit draind out and new ones to put in. I am having to adapt the hose coming off the drains b/c the marine store ordered the wrond ones but the seem like they wil actuall fit betteron the cockpit floor.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-80583752910685616162009-01-01T19:29:00.000-08:002009-01-01T19:35:04.284-08:00Stripping the boat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgny-yYmHT3ge4UUqqYc3P_h-iekLrnR73dL0rfGu3E0siF4c_lEIhj81xvAJSq82SWouHm1O-zcH1-ZGNzaMmb8OrC4VWYP4OWnqSK0quxMOPoNcAjyVWrnWOcnLDaeUW0pO05VJ6qBa/s1600-h/100_0897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgny-yYmHT3ge4UUqqYc3P_h-iekLrnR73dL0rfGu3E0siF4c_lEIhj81xvAJSq82SWouHm1O-zcH1-ZGNzaMmb8OrC4VWYP4OWnqSK0quxMOPoNcAjyVWrnWOcnLDaeUW0pO05VJ6qBa/s320/100_0897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286534720348933666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1DDsWmNa9QTk_IzB2u7tuTtiir8HOX06VjLSUFapylGRRGCAsZ8NnIWKY8WLD8XoMC9lIqPEjA5bB_th7GvGelDat66Co0htmG4ScPZJOCzIGdEnBJP5o80qPEngGNz9VKRKEuRag8ip/s1600-h/100_0894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1DDsWmNa9QTk_IzB2u7tuTtiir8HOX06VjLSUFapylGRRGCAsZ8NnIWKY8WLD8XoMC9lIqPEjA5bB_th7GvGelDat66Co0htmG4ScPZJOCzIGdEnBJP5o80qPEngGNz9VKRKEuRag8ip/s320/100_0894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286534200521821298" border="0" /></a><br />Just working on getting it stripped to sand and fill, and caulk, and sand and paint and sand....and a lot more sanding.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-68226832868999281882009-01-01T19:11:00.000-08:002009-01-01T19:29:50.701-08:00Maiden Voyage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHejtNDfdUMLOtsrC33b3Tw0eoZFkkYNkqgKiYuN4Ga3PgQzby5jF_kRWA2o_PM-AMK8F1cTWFW0HUqKo5KkilqXG9npIOjUhf4K0AY80tZ15S8eDmxM5Lps-tzjf9pWfVCxpF2niM4aC/s1600-h/100_0892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHejtNDfdUMLOtsrC33b3Tw0eoZFkkYNkqgKiYuN4Ga3PgQzby5jF_kRWA2o_PM-AMK8F1cTWFW0HUqKo5KkilqXG9npIOjUhf4K0AY80tZ15S8eDmxM5Lps-tzjf9pWfVCxpF2niM4aC/s320/100_0892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286533081691316818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3fSRXpvR1OyNxFLQPLP0TyMT6TBzDhDb1PAc3p1d0s7JPtHO3628VJeo5T7wC08_7xpsbelF3DgaSKsb0QYVwBDtyGiYc5ltnLaAdNYTxdj3p-4T4Cq8mv87X4m7eKg7TAGBMnvjbNnB/s1600-h/100_0891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3fSRXpvR1OyNxFLQPLP0TyMT6TBzDhDb1PAc3p1d0s7JPtHO3628VJeo5T7wC08_7xpsbelF3DgaSKsb0QYVwBDtyGiYc5ltnLaAdNYTxdj3p-4T4Cq8mv87X4m7eKg7TAGBMnvjbNnB/s320/100_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286532525859333410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc6GjWwhDahualzww8caqo_0ZRj6WCP2eT82dMF6xZ39FVnkTRBYW3uqf22zGtnjO1cQg5CyEnwcrVS3VTlpm7Be0PFW0a0v6E508Mx8iLzQKzbIGs1r5BiKnxCpppQk72OjXPeS4lmAG/s1600-h/100_0888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc6GjWwhDahualzww8caqo_0ZRj6WCP2eT82dMF6xZ39FVnkTRBYW3uqf22zGtnjO1cQg5CyEnwcrVS3VTlpm7Be0PFW0a0v6E508Mx8iLzQKzbIGs1r5BiKnxCpppQk72OjXPeS4lmAG/s320/100_0888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286532208958235938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFue-0mEUuOCbHL-d8-n0VqgIdroqtgSdZNcqiVPxsmmBcDUREtxjyyluwVyjUD5YRdlKUEmSAxmtQV2HCbdveeb3674ZfmpEqUU26qbekXGQLzVmGpny1PaoVdusa-cPrb0JqHb2hjPv6/s1600-h/100_0890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFue-0mEUuOCbHL-d8-n0VqgIdroqtgSdZNcqiVPxsmmBcDUREtxjyyluwVyjUD5YRdlKUEmSAxmtQV2HCbdveeb3674ZfmpEqUU26qbekXGQLzVmGpny1PaoVdusa-cPrb0JqHb2hjPv6/s320/100_0890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286531096724473522" border="0" /></a><br />Okay now when we look out the bedroom window we see a big boat. We picked her up last weekend. Joe, Kat and myself motored around dragon point and into the river. We sailed for about 3 hours and had a blast. That is one fast boat. Here are a few pics of that day. The boat went on the trailed fairly easy but getting the mast down was not quite as easy. Thanks to a fellow sailer (sailing a Catalina 22 named Godspeed) who was experienced at dropping the stick we got it down and on top of the boat. Many thanks to all who were on stand by to lend a helping hand and especially to Kat and Joe the gnome.~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-91954221556651167522008-12-19T19:37:00.001-08:002008-12-19T19:45:38.296-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGmMKEH4YD1ND-ntOpdd3MRK6sNLgPz9Nr1tAli40DD5tVEDaWTq2DAbUPaTiJcHv_f9Mj2eHXgCI188YOX-aRqw8GZkKLoRSVC9pdwQ1D7Y2nhUrjTMqq3W78UPki7bE5EoNjoiVUs2q/s1600-h/100_0878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGmMKEH4YD1ND-ntOpdd3MRK6sNLgPz9Nr1tAli40DD5tVEDaWTq2DAbUPaTiJcHv_f9Mj2eHXgCI188YOX-aRqw8GZkKLoRSVC9pdwQ1D7Y2nhUrjTMqq3W78UPki7bE5EoNjoiVUs2q/s320/100_0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281712682940324786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSzA7Cm8UpxfWehLnym2g9tUKPqdabrw_rpWNnmL-hqEjKqoNilL_qMLsijbwkeAzZG5hrmV7RLi-E5xYOooqX5tHmaxLaEW95U3chn9sBe7ELaK86m8z_WDtUkroIYsvX_ucDvmfD91C/s1600-h/100_0879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSzA7Cm8UpxfWehLnym2g9tUKPqdabrw_rpWNnmL-hqEjKqoNilL_qMLsijbwkeAzZG5hrmV7RLi-E5xYOooqX5tHmaxLaEW95U3chn9sBe7ELaK86m8z_WDtUkroIYsvX_ucDvmfD91C/s320/100_0879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281712675161189106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYu2G5L9l5WmfUGDX7kgEaZWbjHtrvqX-thHtBa8wxpe-swuKwzkLtYtG-LTmRT3zTUKFeaTC19cH7S24ZIy7-Tkt-bzJW2_JLY-InAky0wRTs5ozqMNervX7wRDzNeJTyAoVv18mYuQhj/s1600-h/100_0877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYu2G5L9l5WmfUGDX7kgEaZWbjHtrvqX-thHtBa8wxpe-swuKwzkLtYtG-LTmRT3zTUKFeaTC19cH7S24ZIy7-Tkt-bzJW2_JLY-InAky0wRTs5ozqMNervX7wRDzNeJTyAoVv18mYuQhj/s320/100_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281712665644491186" border="0" /></a>~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428421344708135451.post-29534213431605031472008-12-19T19:31:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:36:24.299-08:00First postOk I did not want to post until I officially own the boat. I am supposed to take ownership of "4 Winds" Sunday after her current owner takes her down the river one last time. I bought 4 stands, that I plan to use to support the boat while I work on the bottom. I seem to have lucked upon them with a craig's list ad. Buddhist quote: "if you think it, you become it" I think that was it. I will post a picture of the stands as soon as I get the cam back up and running!~B~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05578972037675701823noreply@blogger.com0